---
id: "CVE-2024-50302"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2024-50302"]
title: "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer\u2026"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.5
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "google android", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "debian linux", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 11.0", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "siemens simatic s7-1500 tm mfp firmware", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "siemens sinec os", "fixed": ["3.2"], "affected": "< 3.2", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "linux kernel", "fixed": ["4.19.324"], "affected": ">= 3.12, < 4.19.324", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "linux kernel", "fixed": ["5.4.286"], "affected": ">= 4.20, < 5.4.286", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "linux kernel", "fixed": ["5.10.230"], "affected": ">= 5.5, < 5.10.230", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "linux kernel", "fixed": ["5.15.172"], "affected": ">= 5.11, < 5.15.172", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "linux kernel", "fixed": ["6.1.117"], "affected": ">= 5.16, < 6.1.117", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "linux kernel", "fixed": ["6.6.61"], "affected": ">= 6.2, < 6.6.61", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "linux kernel", "fixed": ["6.11.8"], "affected": ">= 6.7, < 6.11.8", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "linux kernel", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 6.12", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "Linux Kernel", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["exploited", "infrastructure", "kernel", "linux", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["no-hid-devices-exposed"]
published_at: "2024-11-19T02:16:32+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-24T00:09:50+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2024-50302", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50302", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00"}]
---

# In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer…

The Linux kernel uses an uninitialized resource when handling certain HID (Human Interface Device) reports. A local attacker who can supply a crafted HID report can leak kernel memory.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:google android affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:debian linux affected = 11.0 fixed ?
- vendor:siemens simatic s7-1500 tm mfp firmware affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:siemens sinec os affected < 3.2 fixed 3.2
- vendor:linux kernel affected >= 3.12, < 4.19.324 fixed 4.19.324
- vendor:linux kernel affected >= 4.20, < 5.4.286 fixed 5.4.286
- vendor:linux kernel affected >= 5.5, < 5.10.230 fixed 5.10.230
- vendor:linux kernel affected >= 5.11, < 5.15.172 fixed 5.15.172
- vendor:linux kernel affected >= 5.16, < 6.1.117 fixed 6.1.117
- vendor:linux kernel affected >= 6.2, < 6.6.61 fixed 6.6.61
- vendor:linux kernel affected >= 6.7, < 6.11.8 fixed 6.11.8
- vendor:linux kernel affected = 6.12 fixed ?
- vendor:Linux Kernel affected ? fixed ?

## Fix

Apply the vendor kernel update that fixes CVE-2024-50302; the sources do not name the fixed kernel version.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2024-50302
- 2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50302

## From the sources

The Linux kernel contains a use of uninitialized resource vulnerability that allows an attacker to leak kernel memory via a specially crafted HID report.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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